Thực trạng nuôi dưỡng người bệnh ngộ độc do rắn cắn tại Trung tâm Chống độc Bệnh viện Bạch Mai

To describe the current situation of feeding patients bitten by venomous snakes at the Poison Control Center of Bach Mai Hospital. Methods: A prospective observational study included 151 snakebite patients treated at the Poison Control Center from December 2020 to June 2021.Results:Among the study patients, male accounted for the majority (62.91%). The mean age was 42.82 ± 15.95 years old. There were 84.1% of patients receiving a normal oral diet, 15.9% of patients receiving nutrition through a nasogastric tube, and no patients received parenteral nutrition. In the group of oral nutrition, the rate of malnutrition at hospital admission and discharge were 13.4% and 15.7%, respectively. 11/19 krait snakebite patients required mechanical ventilation had to be fed through a nasogastric tube for a long time (over 10 days). On admission, 100% of patients were at risk of malnutrition according to the SGA scale. After 1 week, only 16 patients (61.54%) had risk of malnutrition. Conclusion: The study revealed the status of feeding patients bitten by venomous snakes at the Poison Control Center of Bach Mai Hospital in the years 2020 and 2021.